THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1907, Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 339, 22 November 1907, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1907, Local and General.

The ladies of Te Rau-a moa are giving a dance to their frieud.i tbia'(Fri day) evening. We acknowledge an ii.viiatiou by wire to bo present. Chrisimas is upproacbing and those detir -Ds of mooring presents for that neuann recommended to visit Mr Hamilton’s fancy goods shop, where a large and varied stock may be seen.— Ady t. At 2 p.m. to morrow (Saturday) Mr T. D Hamilton conducts a sale of mis callaueoua articles, as enumerated in our advertising columns. At the sale various town reduryes will be put uo for lease, under instructions from the Town Board. The residents of Marokopa intend to again have a days outing on New Year’s day next- It is thought that races will be held instead of sports. Liberal soppert has already been promined, and a meeting is to be held shortly to go into the question and arrange detai’e. Over£2s has already been subscribed.

The session has just about closed and many of the members have returned to their homes. During the past few months we have brought under our member’s (Mr H. J. Greenslade) notice many matters and i • would be a lack of duty it we did noh publicly express our appreciation of the prompt and attentive manner in which the questions wore attended to. Writing privately a well known set tier in this (list ict saj’SEvery thing (io reason) ihat Mr Greenslade to- .’ been asked to d> ho has done w th the bei-'t possible spirit, and there is now no d >ubt that Mr Greenslade is one of Ib» best farmers’ members i lb '‘ II n f ." Tar. G vernment want? every man in New Zealand io become a volunteer, *ud ei?c tirages them to do so. I/Hus gr» - no example of this ancourage;n'!nt(?): Some months ago there was big camp in Raglan, over which Captain Norton had control, therefore he ordered all that was required. The vouchers were sent to the Defence Department. who forgot to return the cheques. Tired of waiting the tradesmen issued summonses against Captain Norton, who forwarded them on to the Minister, and, as a protest, his own resignation. Through the fault of the Government the Dominion has lost the services of a capable, energetic and enthusiastic volunteer.

Blight has made its appearance in so«)Q the potato crops round about Kawhia. * 3’here is (hat u tennis c uj|il w4li t> r nt Awaroa very shortly. We learu that Mrs Willison, of Marokopa, hnH built a large billhrd rroin, nt.d that shortly a tip-tap tsb!<*lll be inst ijfed therein. 7h p adjourned meeting f.-r the por-no-e of formin' » Horticultural Society, is ad.er'isedfnr Wednesday, Dj-wmbi-r 4»h, »t 8 p.m. > - The whm f » 10.4 t»’r<l « h 1 >. I < on Saturday, it britj - lf-,\ d' wr»!i »i ber and iu;tch‘>»ery, wKfsG hr a euU gines were LCin^uin*»aded‘a‘ ihv s xrn<- • imp.

The White Star Sawmill at Oparau, is once more running, the propelling power that was nfces-ary hav irg been supplied by au Auckland bud-

It is rumoured in Onehunga that the Northern S S Co intend to takf the Muritai nut of the Wanganui One-hunga-Hokianga run and place the Apouri there inst ad.

Captain Scott, of the Muritai, traded to Kiwhia 25 years ago in the old Lalla Rookh. Mr Parris, the sec >nd officer, came round with the Rothesay when she came from Auckland, and remembers the trip well. Mr Henderson, of Ngaruawahia, the sncc-.’SHful coutißQtor for the crectim of rbc Kawhia Court House, arriv.*d overland <»n Thursday. A quauti'y of the material landed from the s.s Waitangi on Friday afternoon. It is gratifying to leiri that the Marokopa Milling Co. have decided to go on working this year. It has been arranged to work both the flax and saw mills on contract, Mr M'Grath having accepted the flax and Mr Martin the timber.

At Obaupo ir afc Tuesday, Mt H. Shaw, of Kinohaku, topped the market, a line of 10 splendid bullocks realising £,7 16i». Prices bad dropped and it is considered that at the sale previoas these same cattle would have fetched d£B 10« per head.

The Kiritehere settlers (thanks to the fearlessness of Mr Gregg) have won another hard fought battle, as the demand—that an outside engineer should be sent to report on the roads there—has been acceded to. Mr 0. F. Robinson is at present in that locality, having been sent up from Wellington for that purpose.

The Agitation for a sitting of the Native Land Court at Kawhia has been successful, os it is officially announced that Judge Gilfedder will sit in Kawhia about the middle of January, 1908, to deal with some cases that were gazetted for Otorohanga. " There are a lot of cases on the list, and it is predicted that it will take at least two months to get through the business. Some time ago Mr Jonathan wrote to the Commissioner of Crown Lands compteioiug of the noxious weeds on sections in the Native townships of Te Paru, and has received the following reply‘Tn reply to your leiter of the 28tb alto., I have to state thnt at present the vote for Noxious Weeds has been expended, and ibhe Department is waiting for the passing of the vote uow before the House. *~lf this Department is liable for clearing wee is 011 Native Townships, thou authority to clear same will be given when the money has been voted, but I doubt orr liability.”

On Tuesday night, li it, the first of the week night services, which the Rev. Mr Dayideon intends holding at places where it is almost impossible to conduct services on Sunday, was held at Rikanui at the residence of Mr F. Cowern. The night was splendid, and a good number of Kawfai i people went for the trip in Mr W. Morgan’s launch. There was a good attendance at the service, which was pleasing to the rev. gentleman. The run home proved enjoyable, Ihe launch arriving about 10.30 The next service will bo at TeJMaika next month,

Whilst in Auckland last week two residents ot this district visited the Onehunga Cemetery, where the memorial stone to the memory of the late Captain Blackioek has been erected in the Oongregitiunal secthn. The inadaption is:—‘‘ln memory of Captain J..bn C. Black!00k, beloved husband of Fl ra Blacklock, drowned in the wreck of the s.s. Kia Ora at Tirua Point, June 18th, 1907. Erected by his many friends in memory of his hcro-i.-iu. He shall be known for what be was, upright noble and true, when the ' sea gives up its dead.” One of the visitors to the R iyal fihow at Melbourne—an old lady—was much interested in a cream cooler displayed amongst other dairying exhibits. “How long will it last” ? she asked the attendant. “Why bless you madam,’ said the flippant man, ‘that machine will last for a hundred years. L )ok here, I’ll make a fair offer ; if it we-irs out in 9D years, yon bring it bacK, and I'll send you a new one.” The old lady 4as notto.be lightly bantered in this vein. “That's very well, 4 she said, ‘but where would I find you ? And besides, you might be wanting (0 to gat flnnj sort of cooler for yourself then.”

The Loan and Mercantile Agency C »mpany, L‘d, have received the fol-

lowing cable from their Mondon Sheepskins—Since hst sales combing rnorino sheepskins have declined fd, fine cross bred sheepskins and cross brad Limbskins h ive declined |d per b, c aim cr;»ss-sired sheepskins have declined |d per lb. Clothing desorip tl ns of sheepskins have declined f l par lb and short and .shorn shoepsk'ns have declined Id per-lb* TalI w.—We quote present epot values bribe f flowing deFcriptions of tallow -. Fine mu'ton 84g, good beef 82i, mixed 81s fld perowt. Mutton-*-Mar* ket inactive,